Taponnat fleurignac
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente | |
Arrondissement | Angoulême | |
Canton | Val de Tardoire | |
Community association | La Rochefoucauld-Porte du Périgord | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 47 ' N , 0 ° 25' E | |
height | 85-158 m | |
surface | 21.49 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,504 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 70 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 16110 | |
INSEE code | 16379 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Taponnat-Fleurignac |
Taponnat-Fleurignac ( Occitan : Taponac Florinhac ) is a southwestern French municipality with 1504 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Angoulême and the canton of Val de Tardoire (until 2015: canton of La Rochefoucauld ). The inhabitants are called Taponnacois .
location
Taponnat-Fleurignac is located about 24 kilometers northeast of Angoulême . Taponnat-Fleurignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure in the north and northeast, Saint-Adjutory in the east, Yvrac-et-Malleyrand in the southeast, Marillac-le-Franc in the south, La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois with La Rochefoucauld in the Southwest, Rivières to the west and southwest and Les Pins to the northwest.
The Bellonne River and Route nationale 141 run through the commune .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2013 |
Residents | 883 | 890 | 1,048 | 1,055 | 1,175 | 1,190 | 1,396 | 1,562 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Martial church, former priory, monument historique since 1941
- Fleurignac Chapel
- Taponnat Castle, built in 1679
- Pigeon towers